Marriott Vacations Worldwide Co. to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $1.73 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:VAC)

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Co. (NYSE:VAC - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.73 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.78. The consensus estimate for Marriott Vacations Worldwide's current full-year earnings is $7.81 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Marriott Vacations Worldwide's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.84 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $8.21 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on VAC. Mizuho assumed coverage on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in a research note on Tuesday, March 26th. They set a "buy" rating and a $128.00 price objective for the company. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $149.00 to $159.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 5th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $90.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 2nd. JMP Securities boosted their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a "market outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, February 26th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide from $93.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, February 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $109.71.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Price Performance

NYSE:VAC traded down $0.11 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $97.71. 526,679 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 536,119. The business's 50-day moving average price is $96.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $89.00. The company has a market cap of $3.44 billion, a PE ratio of 15.63 and a beta of 1.85. Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a 12-month low of $72.78 and a 12-month high of $140.30. The company has a quick ratio of 2.64, a current ratio of 3.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.16.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 21st. The company reported $1.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.15 billion. Marriott Vacations Worldwide had a net margin of 5.37% and a return on equity of 13.21%. The company's quarterly revenue was up .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.74 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide in the 4th quarter valued at $3,920,000. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its stake in shares of Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 81.6% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 32,586 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,775,000 after purchasing an additional 14,646 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 234,864.3% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 65,790 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,585,000 after buying an additional 65,762 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its holdings in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 146.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 4,366 shares of the company's stock valued at $439,000 after buying an additional 2,593 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New South Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Marriott Vacations Worldwide by 113.4% during the 3rd quarter. New South Capital Management Inc. now owns 246,297 shares of the company's stock valued at $24,785,000 after buying an additional 130,872 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.52% of the company's stock.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 29th were paid a $0.76 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, February 28th. This represents a $3.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.11%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 48.64%.

About Marriott Vacations Worldwide

Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation, a vacation company, develops, markets, sells, and manages vacation ownership and related businesses, products, and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Vacation Ownership and Exchange & Third-Party Management.